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The Cantonese word hak am - 黑暗 - hak1 am3
(dark in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

hak1 am3

English translations

dark, darkness, sinister,
murk, shade

Chinese characters:

黑暗
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黑暗 (hak1 am3) is composed of these characters: 黑, 暗
The traditional Chinese characters of hak1 am3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
Colors and Light

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

black  |  dim
黑暗 ( hak am / hak1 am3 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 433)
More words that mean dark in Cantonese
am3 ( 暗 ), haak1 ( 黑 ), oi3 mui6 ( 暧昧 ), sam1 ( 深 )

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